Wheaton
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'What If' a double winnerAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A Geneva woman took home top honors at the first Art In Your Ear songwriting contest Saturday. Beatrice Eveland was the grand-prize winner for her song "What If." The so...
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Hastert: Leaving on his own termsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert might not serve out the rest of his term, setting up the possibility of a special election to find a replacement. Hastert, who will f...
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Briefs: Aurora road closureAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora road closure Kautz Road will be closed to all traffic between Westridge Drive and Clarendon Lane in Aurora now through Aug. 30 and between Clarendon Lane and Waub...
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Defendant: I was a loan shark, not killerAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - With a voice that sounded more like Mr. Rogers than Tony Soprano, accused mobster Frank Calabrese Sr. took the stand in his own defense Thursday, denying he took part in...
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Jim and Jake's Ogden Adventure (read the column; see the video)Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The city of Naperville wants to do a makeover of Ogden Avenue. I'm presuming city fathers would like it to be as attractive and successful as its downtown. That's no mea...
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Briefs: FTD announces hike in revenuesAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE -- FTD Group Inc., a provider of floral products and services, announced revenues grew 31.8 percent to $613 million over last year. Income for the fiscal y...
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More than a ton of pot seized in Wood DaleAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County sheriff's officers discovered $8.5 million worth of marijuana in a Wood Dale townhouse Wednesday night. The street value is nearly as much as the 30,000 mari...
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Skipped a toll lately? Brace yourself -- the bill is comingAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - If you thought you got away with blowing off a few tolls this year because you haven't heard anything from the state, you may have a big surprise coming. You soon may ge...
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Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...
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COD staff won't join unionAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Roughly 600 College of DuPage employees skirted the Illinois Education Association this week, making it the first time locally in seven years the union's lost an electio...